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Time and space are absolute. Diseases are evil spirits that inhabit the body. Parallel lines never meet. The earth is the center of the universe. Children are miniature adults. At one time in history each of these beliefs was generally held to be true. Each, however, gave way to different ideas and even different world views.

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Michael Lewis
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: October 15
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My judgement is not good when I am on a book tour. I am not thinking about it that much. What happens is I will go back home. I have a 4-year-old and a 1-year-old and a wife who is now taking care of them who is wondering where her husband is.
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The only thing history teaches us, a wise man once said, is that history doesn’t teach us anything.
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Like Adam, formed from clay, children are formed from the biological material of which they are made or by the hands of their parents.
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When an American declares bankruptcy, when he hits bottom, he can reinvent himself. There's a story he can tell. We tolerate reinvention. We encourage reinvention. That's what this country has that Europe does not. It's not just a crisis it's an opportunity.
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He was ignorant, but a lot of people mistook ignorance for stupidity, and knowingness for intelligence.
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